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This is my submission for the Photojojo Daily Pic Pick. Today’s topic is ROYGBIV. I took this photo while driving across the US (from West to East) last September. I believe this was close to the border between Utah and Colorado.

This is my submission for the Photojojo Daily Pic Pick. Today’s topic is ROYGBIV. I took this photo while driving across the US (from West to East) last September. I believe this was close to the border between Utah and Colorado.

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Michael Deal is working on an open collaborative project for his upcoming website chartingthebeatles.com. The image above is one of Michael’s infographics that visualizes the degree of collaboration and distribution of authorship within The Beatles. It’s no surprise that John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the most songs, whether alone or together. Although not as prolific, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were responsible for some great songs such as “Something”, “Here Comes The Sun”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden”.

To join the project, visit the Flickr group.

Michael Deal is working on an open collaborative project for his upcoming website chartingthebeatles.com. The image above is one of Michael’s infographics that visualizes the degree of collaboration and distribution of authorship within The Beatles. It’s no surprise that John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the most songs, whether alone or together. Although not as prolific, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were responsible for some great songs such as “Something”, “Here Comes The Sun”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden”.

To join the project, visit the Flickr group.

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This sand sculpture of the Simpsons is not the most intricate, but it still looks pretty dope to me. It was created in 2008 at FIESA: the International Sand Sculpture Festival in Algarve, Portugal. This photo was taken by Pancinha on Flickr. Check out his sets for more photos.

(via Noupe, for even more sand art.)

This sand sculpture of the Simpsons is not the most intricate, but it still looks pretty dope to me. It was created in 2008 at FIESA: the International Sand Sculpture Festival in Algarve, Portugal. This photo was taken by Pancinha on Flickr. Check out his sets for more photos.

(via Noupe, for even more sand art.)

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“No More Sounds of Music?” asks GOOD in this appropriately-designed Infographic, produced in collaboration with Design Language.

As schools face budget woes, it’s sad that music education is the first to suffer. According to some studies, high school students who receive musical training fare better on their SATs than their tone-deaf counterparts.

No More Sounds of Music?” asks GOOD in this appropriately-designed Infographic, produced in collaboration with Design Language.

As schools face budget woes, it’s sad that music education is the first to suffer. According to some studies, high school students who receive musical training fare better on their SATs than their tone-deaf counterparts.

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Did you know that you can use AIM and AOL Lifestream on your iPhone to post to Twitter, Facebook, foursquare, and MySpace all at once? If you’re looking for some cool icons to spice up those status messages, check out the free Glyphboard by Neven Mrgan. To install it, just visit this site on your iPhone and follow the instructions: http://mrgan.com/gb/

(via iPhone J.D. and Daring Fireball)

Did you know that you can use AIM and AOL Lifestream on your iPhone to post to Twitter, Facebook, foursquare, and MySpace all at once? If you’re looking for some cool icons to spice up those status messages, check out the free Glyphboard by Neven Mrgan. To install it, just visit this site on your iPhone and follow the instructions: http://mrgan.com/gb/

(via iPhone J.D. and Daring Fireball)

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Found your blog via a Google search ("how to get more traffic on your tumblr?") - Your post ("How to get more people to visit and follow your Tumblelog") came up first. Photos still do not offer the opportunity to include a title. Did you find another way to SEO your posts? Thanks!

Asked by zatoism

Hi. No, but I haven’t given it much thought either. I only post occasionally nowadays and just focus on the content.

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AOL is Hiring: Front-End Engineer for City’s Best

AOL wants to hire a front-end engineer for City’s Best. Contact me if you’re interested in the following position, or if you know someone who is.

Front-End Engineer:
As a Front-End Engineer for City’s Best you’ll join the small team and startup environment to lead the front-end development of an exciting new vision for the local web. We’re focused on creating an extremely social and engaging experience for both users and business owners.


The candidate should be:

• Passionate about building great products that people want to use

• A results-focused get-it-done developer

• Proud of the great code that you write

• A heads-up problem solver

• Interested in how and where the web is consumed from desktop to mobile to iPad


Experience:

• Extensive HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery a plus)

• Experience with 3rd party API integration and social web development

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• 3+ years experience in working on template-based websites

• Experience with source control systems like SVN and git

• Experience with PHP and MySQL

• A flawless ability to translate a PSD into semantic code

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Craig Shimala captured and put together this beautiful video of lightning striking three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time. Shot with a Canon EOS 7D and a 10-22mm lens.

(via Big Contrarian)

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This montage of the Jabulani’s production process is quite fascinating. If you’re suffering from World Cup withdrawal, this video should hold you over until tomorrow’s quarterfinals. Who are you rooting for?

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In January, Dan Pink gave a wonderful talk at the RSA in London about his new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. A few months later, the RSA selected some choice sound bites from that talk and commissioned Cognitive Media to add some engaging whiteboard cartoons to accompany the words.

(via Monster-Munch)

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I love the nod to Blue Note in this album cover for the compilation “Music For Jazz Dancers” on the UK label Freestyle Records.

I featured one of the songs in this compilation on my radio show a couple of weeks ago. Listen to “Free Hands” by The Brian Lynch & Eddie Palmieri Project on Monfresh Sessions #180.

I love the nod to Blue Note in this album cover for the compilation “Music For Jazz Dancers” on the UK label Freestyle Records.

I featured one of the songs in this compilation on my radio show a couple of weeks ago. Listen to “Free Hands” by The Brian Lynch & Eddie Palmieri Project on Monfresh Sessions #180.

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Trade in your 3GS for an iPhone 4 at Radio Shack

Now through July 25, Radio Shack is offering a $200 Gift Card for an iPhone 3GS in working condition that does not have a broken screen or water damage.

If you’re not in a hurry, you should try selling it on eBay or Craigslist. You could get more for it, but don’t be fooled by the completed listings on eBay with unusually high “sold for” prices. The vast majority seem fraudulent to me.

(via TUAW)

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Scientists rated 500 sunscreens based on the safety of their ingredients and the effectiveness of the SPF. Of those, they will only recommend a measly 8 percent of them.
Read more about this alarming study on GOOD.
(via @joannakopicka)

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Meltwater carves a canyon 150 feet deep in Greenland. Photo by James Balog.

Taken from National Geographic’s Melt Zone article. Accompanying the article are a Photo Gallery and Interactive special.

Meltwater carves a canyon 150 feet deep in Greenland. Photo by James Balog.

Taken from National Geographic’s Melt Zone article. Accompanying the article are a Photo Gallery and Interactive special.

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Eggplant Impromptu in Flavor Major

Here’s the recipe for my off-the-cuff dinner tonight. It turned out quite well, so I thought I’d share it with you.

Ingredients:

2 garlic cloves
3/4 lb. indian eggplant (4 to 6 of them)
1 small fresh tomato
1 red bell pepper
cumin
ground coriander
curry powder
ground turmeric
garam masala
coarsely ground sea salt
ground black pepper
extra virgin olive oil

Method:

Cut each garlic clove in half
Cut the tomato in 4
Remove the stem, and clean the inside of the pepper
Cut it lengthwise in about 1/4” thick pieces
Remove the stems and slice the eggplants in thin rounds
Spread a generous amount of olive oil on a large baking sheet. Cover with foil beforehand for easy cleanup.
Coat the eggplant, tomato, pepper and garlic
Arrange them all in one layer. Try not to overlap.
Season evenly with a few good pinches of salt and pepper, 1 or 2 small pinches of garam masala and turmeric, and several pinches of cumin, coriander and curry.
Bake in the oven at 450 degrees (F) for about 20 minutes. Check after 10 and 15 minutes depending on how thinly you sliced the eggplant.
Once the eggplant is soft, remove everything except for the peppers (they take longer to soften) and mash them together with a fork in a bowl. Add the peppers once they’re done.

I had some leftover rotisserie chicken that I added to the mixture, which then ended up inside a pita.

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